custom tube amp builder who has excellent skills

Thanks Peter. I will contact you if I can't find someone near me.

I understand the appeal of having a custom, possibly one-of-a-kind piece of gear, from the standpoint of exclusivity. But, from the stand point of performance, what in your opinion would the advantages of commissioning a custom piece? I am not criticizing, this is an honest question. There are so any fine amps out there with a proven track record. Unless you have special electrical requirements due to the speakers to be driven, or special physical size requirements, what exactly are you looking for that is not available in a commercially produced product? Thanks.

I get have exactly what I want in my amp...resistors, capacitors, hookup wire, custom transformers, tube sockets, chassis design, connectors, etc. It is based on amp I already own and love, but taken to the extreme. I'm not doing this without guidance because I have the designer himself involved in this project. I can get the amp of my dream at a fraction of the cost of an equivalent commercial product. Every commercial product I've seen, unless you are willing to spend over $80K+ is a product of compromise. Even in some of these products, you have to wonder where the money was spent.